Parade activity
Doodle Passport (come-back loop)
For School · library
- K-8
- School
- library
- Quick
- Community
Documented for Virginia: attendance.
What it is
Tracker tying repeat visits/attendance to the parade - kids come back to color the next section; pairs with summer reading logs.
Source: Mandates Map (come-back loop); Crosswalk Section K
- Timeminutes per visit — the loop is the activity
- Setupa little setup
What you need
- The library's Doodles
- a coloring station or corner with dry-erase crayons and an eraser cloth
- printed challenge sheets
Steps
- Step 1 of 5
Come in and find your Doodle
It's waiting — and so is its next challenge.
- Step 2 of 5
Make it yours this visit
Color it, read with it, or take on the challenge from the sheet.
- Step 3 of 5
Mark the challenge done
Completed challenges get marked on the printed sheet with crayon, so staff can see at a glance which are finished.
- Step 4 of 5
The Doodle moves on
When a challenge is truly complete, the Doodle advances to the next one — staff set it out between visits, so something new is always waiting.
- Step 5 of 5
Come back
After lunch, after class, or the next day, the loop starts again.
Tips
- Families can sign out a Doodle to take home.
- Multiple Doodles can run different challenges at once — kids compare notes on whose Doodle is up to what.
What it supports
Aligned and documented to
Research it’s built on
Evidence note: The 13% absenteeism finding (Bowen & Kisida 2021) was measured among low-income students.
Compliance determinations are always the district’s or institution’s.
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